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Report by Jon Green

Rovers continued their good run of form on Saturday afternoon; moving into second place in the table after a solid win over Newquay AFC.

The effect of Kieran Baggs departure alongside several players was still being felt by the squad before the game. The subs bench was noticeably thin and things were complicated even further when Dan McBeam had to be replaced prior to kickoff. But this did give the chance for Under 18 player, Alistair Wach, to make his debut.

Newquay themselves have been making a push for the playoff spots so this was not going to be an easy game for Paulton.

The early minutes mostly saw the teams feeling their way into the game but Kitan Jaiyeoba did get a couple of early half chances.

As the game wore on, Rovers began to take the lion’s share of the possession and in th 21st minute, Jaiyeoba broke free on the right, launching in a cross to the far post where Wayne Nderemani was waiting. He hit a shot from the tight angle that the Newquay keeper just tipped over the bar.

Three minutes later, Nderemani was involved again when he picked up the ball from a short corner, crossing to the far post for Will Osborne to head back into the mix. Tom Bradley was on hand to nod the ball into the net. The Newquay players protested that there had been a handball but the referee waived away the protests.

Chances followed soon after for both Nderemani again and Max Williams but, although close, didn’t hit the target.

Newquay began to get some possession of their own as the half moved on but they were unable to test James Smallcombe in the Rovers net.

On the stroke of halftime, Rovers top scorer, Kitan Jaiyeoba, danced around two tackles on the edge of the box only to see his shot fire just wide.

It was a slender lead as the second half started and the hosts got the perfect start winning a corner in the 47th minute. Max Williams swing in the cross it the keeper fumbled the ball dropping it down where Kitan Jaiyeoba poked it away from him and back to Will Osborne who scored from close range.

With the lead doubled, Rovers began to look more confident. In the 58th minute, Alistair Wach was put through but his shot from a tight angle went narrowly wide. Further chances came for Will Osborne and Dylan Tate but neither could extend the lead further.

Newquay looked somewhat dangerous on the break and did get several had chances as the half wore on but, as in the first half, none really forced a proper save out of James Smallcombe.

The home side saw out the last few minutes relatively comfortably and grabbed the three points that saw them move into second place in the table.

After a tireless display, Wayne Nderemani was voted Man of the Match by sponsors Redwood’s